Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Florida
Votes with Democrats
94%
on 49 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 94%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 583 of 594 roll calls · Senate median 97%
Their bills that became law
0 of 51
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 1
Roll calls on record
594
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.
How Carlos Smith votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Carlos Smith sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Carlos Smith is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
3 of 49 party-line votes.
S0484 · Data Centers
In plain English Requires utilities to meet service standards for large data centers and restricts water permits for them under certain conditions, among other changes.
Senate: Third Reading RCS#6 · 2026-03-13 · Passed 31–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0500 · Security for Statewide Constitutional Office Candidates
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · 2026-02-25 · Passed 5–2 · most Democrats voted the other way
S0246 · Specialty License Plates
In plain English Requires organizations with approved specialty license plates to report financial information and limits how certain fees can be distributed, among other changes.
Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development · 2026-01-21 · Passed 11–3 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
S1634 · Public Records/Chief of Domestic Security
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · 2026-02-25 · Passed 5–3
S1632 · Ideologies Inconsistent with American Principles
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · 2026-02-25 · Passed 5–3
S0536 · Criteria for Determining Criminal Gang Membership
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · 2026-02-25 · Passed 5–3
S0164 · Civil Liability for the Wrongful Death of an Unborn Child
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice · 2026-01-28 · Passed 5–3
S1628 · Net-zero Policies by Governmental Entities
Senate Environment and Natural Resources · 2026-01-27 · Passed 5–3
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Alexis CalatayudRepublican · District 38 · 32 shared contested votes
34%
Ileana GarciaRepublican · District 36 · 46 shared contested votes
26%
Ana Maria RodriguezRepublican · District 40 · 40 shared contested votes
23%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (11 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Carlos Smith was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced51
Out of committee1
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee2
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 1 bills that became law this session.
UCF Day
Designating January 27, 2026, as "UCF Day" in Florida, etc.
FailedDied, not introduced · 2026-03-13
Housing
Citing this act as the "Real Affordable Housing Relief Act"; deleting provisions prohibiting municipalities, counties, or other entities of local government from adopting or maintaining certain laws relating to rent control; authorizing counties and municipalities to create community land bank programs for a certain purpose;…
FailedDied in Community Affairs · 2026-03-13
Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson
Creating the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsperson within the Department of Corrections; establishing the Corrections Oversight Committee; authorizing the office to subpoena department records, employees, or contractors; requiring the office to conduct periodic inspections of department facilities; requiring the office to create an…
FailedDied in Criminal Justice · 2026-03-13
Medicaid Dental Pilot Program for Persons with Disabilities
Defining the term "persons with disabilities"; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to establish and operate a Medicaid dental pilot program in a specified region to provide enhanced dental services to persons with disabilities; specifying dental services covered by the pilot program; requiring the…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Residential Utility Disconnections
Prohibiting an electric utility, a public utility, or a water utility from disconnecting service to residential customers for nonpayment of bills or fees under specified circumstances; requiring such utilities to waive reconnection fees and late fees in certain circumstances; prohibiting such utilities from recovering from…
FailedDied in Regulated Industries · 2026-03-13
Florida Public Service Commission
Requiring the commission to implement specified measures to improve transparency and accountability; requiring the commission to ensure that public utilities do not recover certain costs from ratepayers regardless of whether such costs take a specified form; requiring the commission to ensure that the allowable return…
FailedDied in Regulated Industries · 2026-03-13
Muslim-American Heritage Month
Recognizing February 2026 as "Muslim-American Heritage Month" in Florida and celebrating the heritage and culture of Muslim Americans in this state, etc.
FailedDied, not introduced · 2026-03-13
Threshold for Voter Approval of Constitutional Amendments
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to revise the percentage of elector votes required for approval of an amendment to or a revision of the State Constitution from at least 60 percent to a simple majority vote of the electors voting on the measure,…
FailedDied in Ethics and Elections · 2026-03-13
Optional Retirement Programs
Requiring that the employer contribution rate for certain optional retirement programs be equal to the employer contribution rate for the Florida Retirement System Investment Plan, etc.
FailedDied in Governmental Oversight and Accountability · 2026-03-13
Availability of Marijuana for Adult Use
Revising the sales tax exemption for the sale of marijuana and marijuana delivery devices to apply only to purchases by qualified patients and caregivers; revising background screening requirements for caregivers; revising provisions related to the licensure and functions of medical marijuana treatment centers (MMTCs); authorizing…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Medical Coverage Assistance Program for Working Individuals with Disabilities
Citing this act as the "Economic Self-Sufficiency for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act"; contingent upon federal approval, requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to implement and administer a Medicaid buy-in program for specified individuals with disabilities under certain circumstances; requiring the agency to determine…
FailedDied in Health Policy · 2026-03-13
Implementation of the Recommendations of the Blue-Green Algae Task Force
Requiring owners of certain onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems to have the systems periodically inspected beginning on a specified date; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to administer the inspection program and implement program standards, procedures, and requirements; requiring that estimated pollutant load reductions…
FailedDied in Environment and Natural Resources · 2026-03-13
Offenses Evidencing Prejudice
Expanding grounds for the reclassification of offenses to include acts based on the gender or gender identity of any person; requiring that the reclassification occur if the offense was based in whole or in part on specified characteristics of any person; replacing the term "mental…
FailedDied in Criminal Justice · 2026-03-13
Joint Resolution/Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to declare collective responsibility for certain animal life and to revise the composition of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and appointments thereto, etc.
FailedDied in Environment and Natural Resources · 2026-03-13
Tourist Development Tax Uses
Authorizing a county to use tourist development tax revenues to fund certain commuter rail service operations, etc.
FailedDied in Commerce and Tourism · 2026-03-13
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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S0628 · 2026-03-13
Transportation Facility Designations (Senate: Third Reading RCS#2)
H1389 · 2026-03-13
Affordable Housing (Senate: Third Reading RCS#3)
H1451 · 2026-03-13
Utility Services (Senate: Third Reading RCS#4)
H1279 · 2026-03-13
Education (Senate: Third Reading RCS#5)
S0484 · 2026-03-13
Data Centers (Senate: Third Reading RCS#6)
H0399 · 2026-03-13
Land Use and Development Regulations (Senate: Third Reading RCS#8)
H0399 · 2026-03-13
Land Use and Development Regulations (Senate: Third Reading RCS#9)
S0572 · 2026-03-12
Ethics for Public Officers and Employees (Senate: Third Reading RCS#3)
S0474 · 2026-03-12
Military Affairs (Senate: Third Reading RCS#6)
H0425 · 2026-03-12
Historic Cemeteries Program (Senate: Third Reading RCS#8)
H0991 · 2026-03-12
Elections (Senate: Third Reading RCS#4)
S0182 · 2026-03-12
Education (Senate: Third Reading RCS#5)
H0733 · 2026-03-12
Department of Health (Senate: Third Reading RCS#12)
S0288 · 2026-03-12
Rural Electric Cooperatives (Senate: Third Reading RCS#19)
S1062 · 2026-03-12
Speech and Debate Education (Senate: Third Reading RCS#7)
H0035 · 2026-03-12
Habitual Traffic Offender Designation (Senate: Third Reading RCS#10)
H0929 · 2026-03-12
Local Government Regulation of Chickees (Senate: Third Reading RCS#9)
S0118 · 2026-03-12
Assessments Levied on Recreational Vehicle Parks (Senate: Third Reading RCS#2)
S1452 · 2026-03-12
Department of Financial Services (Senate: Third Reading RCS#21)
S1246 · 2026-03-12
Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund (Senate: Third Reading RCS#15)
S1668 · 2026-03-12
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (Senate: Third Reading RCS#18)
H1085 · 2026-03-12
Local Government Cyber Security (Senate: Third Reading RCS#20)
H0905 · 2026-03-12
Foreign Influence (Senate: Third Reading RCS#13)
H0851 · 2026-03-12
Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel (Senate: Third Reading RCS#17)
H0589 · 2026-03-11
Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal System Permits (Senate: Third Reading RCS#7)
H0925 · 2026-03-11
Clerks of the Court (Senate: Third Reading RCS#5)
H1085 · 2026-03-11
Local Government Cyber Security (Senate: Third Reading RCS#4)
H0679 · 2026-03-11
Registration of Trademarks (Senate: Third Reading RCS#6)
H0991 · 2026-03-11
Elections (Senate: Third Reading RCS#8)
H0355 · 2026-03-11
Health Care Patient Protection (Senate: Third Reading RCS#2)
H1121 · 2026-03-11
Aging and Disability Services (Senate: Third Reading RCS#10)
S0246 · 2026-03-11
Specialty License Plates (Senate: Third Reading RCS#15)
H1113 · 2026-03-11
Pub. Rec./Crime Victims (Senate: Third Reading RCS#3)
H4065 · 2026-03-11
West Palm Beach Firefighters Pension Fund, Palm Beach County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#48)
H4051 · 2026-03-11
Pace Fire Rescue District, Santa Rosa County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#41)
S1602 · 2026-03-11
Housing for Veterans (Senate: Third Reading RCS#21)
H4053 · 2026-03-11
Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#42)
H4017 · 2026-03-11
Nassau County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#27)
H4091 · 2026-03-11
Sarasota and Manatee Counties (Senate: Third Reading RCS#57)
H4059 · 2026-03-11
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#45)
S0628 · 2026-03-11
Transportation Facility Designations (Senate: Third Reading RCS#22)
H4007 · 2026-03-11
Martin County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#64)
H4081 · 2026-03-11
Eastpoint Water and Sewer District, Franklin County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#53)
H4043 · 2026-03-11
Citrus County Hospital Board, Citrus County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#37)
H4047 · 2026-03-11
Lee County Tourist Development Council, Lee County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#39)
H4079 · 2026-03-11
Marion County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#52)
H4037 · 2026-03-11
Pasco County Mosquito Control District, Pasco County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#34)
H4001 · 2026-03-11
Jefferson County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#61)
S0178 · 2026-03-11
Athletics in Public K-12 Schools (Senate: Third Reading RCS#14)
H4035 · 2026-03-11
Palm Beach County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#33)
H1451 · 2026-03-11
Utility Services (Senate: Third Reading RCS#11)
S0488 · 2026-03-11
Transportation (Senate: Third Reading RCS#17)
H4071 · 2026-03-11
Palm Beach County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#50)
H4029 · 2026-03-11
Hillsborough County Charter (Senate: Third Reading RCS#31)
H4087 · 2026-03-11
Highlands County Hospital District (Senate: Third Reading RCS#55)
H4019 · 2026-03-11
Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Lake County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#28)
H4011 · 2026-03-11
St. Lucie County Mosquito Control District, St. Lucie County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#65)
H4095 · 2026-03-11
Headwaters Water Control District, Indian River County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#59)
H4067 · 2026-03-11
Plantation Acres Improvement District, Broward County (Senate: Third Reading RCS#49)
H1217 · 2026-03-11
Prohibited Governmental Policies Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Senate: Third Reading RCS#23)
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